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休
nau2
Mandarin: xiu1
Definitions
  1. 1 used as part of a name
  2. 2 # adapted from cc-cedict
Other Readings
休
jau1
[1] rest; [v] rest [2] [v] stop; cease; give up; retire [3] happiness; joy; weal
Words containing 休
休克
jau1 hak1
(medical) shock; to go into shock
休止
jau1 zi2
to stop, to cease; caesura
休息
jau1 sik1
to rest; to take a break
休憩
jau1 hei3
recreation
甘休
gam1 jau1
to be willing to give up; to admit defeat
馬介休
maa5 gaai3 jau1
Bacalhau, the Portuguese word for cod (dried and salted)
運動休閒車
wan6 dung6 jau1 haan4 ce1
SUV – sports utility vehicle
休息時間
jau1 sik1 si4 gaan3
break time
休整
jau1 zing2
[v] (military) rest and reorganize
休息時間
jau1 sik1 si4 gaan1*3
break; time-out; half-time; breathing space; rest time
中場休息
zung1 coeng4 jau1 sik1
intermission | half-time break
休戰
jau1 zin3
armistice
介休
gaai3 jau1
Jiexiu (city in Shanxi)
休养所
jau1 joeng5 so2
Sanatorium
罷休
baa6 jau1
give up
休想
jau1 soeng2
don't think (that)
休斯頓
jau1 si1 deon6
Houston (post 1997 transliteration)
休息室
jau1 sik1 sat1
lobby; lounge; rest room
休養所
jau1 joeng5 so2
Sanatorium
午休
ng5 jau1
noon break; afternoon recess; lunch break; lunchtime nap
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